Police arrested a man for investigation of possession of drug paraphernalia after he tried to take a glass pipe and a baggie with a white substance through security at Kent Municipal Court.
A security officer asked the man to empty his pockets before going though the metal detector at the court, 1220 Central Ave. S., at about 3:44 p.m. on Jan. 4, according to the police report.
The officer watched the man take a purple Royal Crown bag from inside his coat pocket and put it in his pants pocket. After the man walked through the metal detector, the officer did a pat search and found the purple bag. The man tried to grab the bag, but security pushed the man up against a wall and jail staff took him to a cell to wait for police to arrive.
A police officer found a glass pipe in the purple bag as well as a baggie with a white substance. The man told police he used the pipe to smoke meth. He said he had used meth for about four years.
Man seeks fight at apartment
Officers arrested a man for investigation of third-degree malicious mischief and provoking assault after he reportedly threw items at an apartment window and tried to get the man inside the unit to come out and fight.
The incident occurred at about 4:51 p.m. on Jan. 3 at the Hidden Ridge Apartments, 23812 100th Ave. S.E., according to the police report.
A 911 caller said two men were fighting and one man was trying to force his way into a unit. Police saw a man being aggressive outside an apartment. An officer pulled out a Taser and ordered the man to the ground. The man complied.
Witnesses said the man threw a chair and a glass bottle at a back door. He also yelled at a man inside the apartment to come out and fight.
Officers were unable to determine what had the man so upset. A witness said the man had been “acting crazy,” but didn’t know why. The man didn’t tell police what had made him mad.
Female fugitive found in car
Police arrested a woman on a California felony warrant for assault with a deadly weapon after finding her sitting in a vehicle with three other people at about 8:46 p.m. on Jan. 4 at the Lighthouse Apartments, 10710 S.E. 256th St.
Officers responded to the complex to a call about a suspicious subject knocking loudly on the door of a nearby unit, according to the police report.
Police responded and saw a vehicle parked in a handicap spot with no placard or plate for disabled parking. Four people were in the car as loud music played and the odor of marijuana drifted from the vehicle.
When officers checked the identification of the people in the car, they discovered the woman had a warrant issued in January 2015. Police transported the woman to the King County jail for extradition to California.
Man steals electric toothbrush
Officers arrested a man for investigation of third-degree theft after he allegedly tried to steal an electric toothbrush from Target, 26301 104th Ave. S.E.
A plain clothes asset protection specialist at the store watched the man put the toothbrush under his jacket and walk out without paying, according to the police report. The incident occurred at about 8:29 p.m. on Jan. 2.
The toothbrush was worth $219. The man told police he didn’t intend to take the toothbrush when he entered the store. But when he saw the price of more than $200, he thought he would be able to sell it on the street to make some quick money. He told officers he was out of work and didn’t have any money.
The man also had a theft warrant out of Kent from November.
Man caught with drug paraphernalia
Police arrested a man for investigation of possession of drug paraphernalia and a Kent warrant for obstructing justice at about 9:01 p.m. on Jan. 1 outside a Shell station at 26010 Pacific Highway S.
An officer saw the man standing outside the service station, according to the police report. Another officer had filed information about the man being wanted.
When officers searched the man, they reportedly found three rocks of crack cocaine in his pockets.
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